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8th Grade Science Chapt 6
Test Description: Vocabulary for Chapt 6
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1) Uniformitarianism
A
Natural laws & processes in the universe were uniform but are now different
B
Natural laws & processes in universe now, have always been in the past as well
C
Natural laws & processes in the universe where different but are not uniform
D
Schools wanting students to wear uniforms to be uniform
2) Geological Columns
A
Up and down layers of rock formed by stress and pressure from movement
B
A big blanket of sedimentary rock that has been found to cover the entire earth during a major flood
C
Measurements taken by scientist showing ages of rock layers
D
A tall column of fossils found in south west Asia showing evidence animals trapped under a volcanic eruption
3) Modern Geology
A
New studies the Earth in which samples are taken from the center of the Earth's core
B
The contemporary view that the Earth's crust was formed by ancient volcanos
C
Determining the age of rocks by counting the number of carbon molecules present, Hudson
D
Determining the Earths geological history by looking a erosion and layers of rock, Hutton
4) Catastrophism
A
The theory that catastrophes in outer space made the Earth's surface
B
The theory that catastrophes have had little affect on the Earth's surface
C
The theory of catastrophic proportions if Justin Bieber showed up a Mac Bay
D
The theory that the Earth has been changed by sudden & violent events
5) Absolute Dating
A
The process of finding an approximate age in archaeology and geology
B
The process of finding the perfect geological date of an artifact or rock
C
Finding the exact date by looking at the number of carbon molecules in an artifact or rock
D
The process of going on a real date not one in your mind
6) Relative Dating
A
Dating fossils based on when they were found
B
Dating a close or distant relative
C
Pinning an approximate age rather than the order of events
D
Finding the order of past events, without determining their exact age.
7) Folding
A
A break in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
B
What Mrs. Ammeraal does with Mr. Ammeraal's laundry
C
A bend or turn in rock layers caused by stress, heat or pressure
D
When vegetation fossils are found "folded over" in layers of rock
8) Fault
A
When you did it and you are guilty
B
When layers of rock break and move against each other
C
When layers of rock bend or turn caused by heat or stress
D
When magma finds it's way up through cracks in the volcano columns
9) Intrusion
A
When a layer of rock is suddenly interrupted by changes in temperature causing it to break
B
When someone in class speaks out of turn
C
Magma forced up from Earth's is suddenly cooled then cracked when it enters the cooler ocean waters
D
Magma from under the surface is slowly pushed up from deep within the earth into any cracks
10) Eon
A
A measurement of sediment layers in a given time period
B
A measurement of time divided into eras,
C
A measurement of age based on number of fault lines
D
The amount of time it takes to pass through middle school
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